Feature Articles

JULY 30, 2014

Nail-biting, gum smacking, knuckle popping - they can be irritating habits people have. Even birds display their share of odd behaviors.

Feather plucking is a common habit among parrot-type birds, says Dr. Alice Blue-McLendon, a veterinarian with the Winnie Carter Wildlife Center at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

MULLET OVER BY JAMES K. WHITE | JULY 30, 2014

I did not find out whether there were sudden appearances by hyper-active alligators, egrets and snakes as a result; but in early July of this year some 2,000 gallons of high-energy drink were accidentally dumped onto a central Florida interstate.